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Ross Thorne (born 7 November 1957) is a former Australian professional squash player.
Thorne was born on 7 November 1957 and lived in Queensland. He married Rhonda Shapland who was crowned world champion in 1981. Ross was a world's top ten player and represented Australia in the 1979, 1981, 1983 & 1985 World Team Squash Championships. [1] Thorne was named the player-manager of the Australian team during the 1987 Men's World Team Squash Championships.
Rhonda Thorne is a former World No. 1 squash player from Australia. She was one of the leading players on the international squash circuit in the late-1970s and early-1980s, and won the 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship.
Sue Cogswell is a retired squash player from England. She was runner-up at the 1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship, where she lost in the final to the Australian player Heather McKay 6–9, 9–3, 9–1, 9–4. Cogswell was also a three-time runner-up at the British Open, losing in the final to McKay in 1974, to Barbara Wall in 1979, and to Vicki Cardwell in 1980. Cogswell won the British National Squash Championship title five times in 1975 and 1977-79.
Cogswell was part of the winning British team during the 1979 Women's World Team Squash Championships and runner-up in the 1981 Women's World Team Squash Championships.
Sue Newman is a former squash player from Australia. She won the British Open in 1978, beating her fellow Australian player Vicki Hoffman in the final 9-4, 9-7, 9-2. Newman was also runner-up at the British Open in 1976, when she lost in the final to Australia's Heather McKay.
Gawain Peter Briars is a sportsman and lawyer in the United Kingdom. In the world of squash, he has won several major international titles and served as Executive Director of the Professional Squash Association.
Angela Smith is a retired professional English squash player: she was one of the world's top ranked squash players from 1979 to 1990. She was also the first female squash player to turn professional and was widely recognized for changing the face of women's squash by doing so.
Fran Marshall was a squash player from England. She won the British Open in 1961, defeating Ruth Turner in the final in straight sets 9–3, 9–5, 9–1. She was also the runner-up at the championship in 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1969. She also won the Scottish Open in 1962 beating Heather McKay in straight games, making her the last woman to defeat Heather McKay in squash.
The 1986 UAP Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1986 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toulouse in France from 5 November to 11 November 1986. Ross Norman won his first World Open title, defeating Jahangir Khan in the final.
The 1981 McGuinness Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1981 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada from 19 November until 28 November 1981. Jahangir Khan won his first World Open title, defeating Geoff Hunt in the final.
The 1983 Town and Country Building Society Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1983 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Perth in Australia during October 1983. Vicki Cardwell won the World Open title, defeating Rhonda Thorne in the final.
Phil Kenyon is a former English professional squash player.
Aly Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian former professional squash player. Aziz was born in Alexandria and turned professional in 1957. He won the 1973 Egyptian Open and represented Egypt in the 1981 Men's World Team Squash Championships.
Glen Thomas Brumby is a former Australian professional squash player.
Steven Mangirri Bowditch is a former leading Australian professional squash player who excelled in both soft and hardball versions of the game.
Greg Pollard is a former Australian professional squash player.
Rae Anderson is a former Australian professional squash player.
Jayne Ashton is a former English professional squash player.
Robyn Anne Aileen Blackwood is a former New Zealand professional squash player.
Barbara Oldfield is a former Australian professional squash player.
Geoff Williams is a former English professional squash player.
Kevin Shawcross (1948–1987) was an Australian professional squash player.
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